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3232104711126Weekly Wrap-Up : Null and Void?https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/13/weekly-wrap-up-null-and-void/
https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/13/weekly-wrap-up-null-and-void/#respondFri, 13 Sep 2019 11:19:49 +0000https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/?p=2613A quick thank you and welcome to all our new subscribers – great to have you on board! It seems to be an all-too-common way that I start these blogs: What a week. While last week’s utter pandemonium was vaguely …

]]>https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/13/weekly-wrap-up-null-and-void/feed/02613Courting Danger : Scottish Court Deems Proroguing Unlawfulhttps://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/12/courting-danger/
https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/12/courting-danger/#respondThu, 12 Sep 2019 06:30:16 +0000https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/?p=2582For crying out loud, I just wanted a nice, quiet rest. Last week was mental, Monday was mental, at least with Parliament prorogued we could have a nice, quiet conference season. But noooo, heaven for-bloody-bid. They just had to go …

]]>https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/12/courting-danger/feed/02582Mission Impossible : Prorogue Nationhttps://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/10/mission-impossible-prorogue-nation/
https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/10/mission-impossible-prorogue-nation/#respondTue, 10 Sep 2019 06:30:22 +0000https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/?p=2552Thank God. It’s over. …Again. Sort of. Yesterday marked the final day of this Parliamentary session, and it was an absolute nightmare for Boris. It was also a nightmare in terms of any lingering bits of respect for our democracy. …

]]>https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/10/mission-impossible-prorogue-nation/feed/02552Weekly Wrap Up : Well, It’s Not Going Very Well, Is It?https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/06/weekly-wrap-up-well-its-not-going-very-well-is-it/
https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/06/weekly-wrap-up-well-its-not-going-very-well-is-it/#respondFri, 06 Sep 2019 11:19:46 +0000https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/?p=2542What a week. This has been the World Cup for politicos, the week to end all weeks in the mother of all Parliaments. It will be spoken about, dissected and analysed for years to come. Just quickly, let’s remind ourselves …

]]>https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/06/weekly-wrap-up-well-its-not-going-very-well-is-it/feed/02542ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION : Boris Loses Vote On No-Deal, Also Denied Electionhttps://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/05/electile-dysfunction/
https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/05/electile-dysfunction/#respondThu, 05 Sep 2019 06:30:21 +0000https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/?p=2524“We will leave on October 31st, do or die.” So far, it is Do : 0, Die : 3. Johnson has scored a spectacular hat-trick against himself. Two days ago, Parliament voted to wrest control of Parliamentary timetabling from the …

]]>https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/05/electile-dysfunction/feed/02524FLACCID JOHNSON: Boris’ Power Grab Defeated By Parliamenthttps://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/04/flaccid-johnson-boris-power-grab-defeated-by-parliament/
https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/04/flaccid-johnson-boris-power-grab-defeated-by-parliament/#respondWed, 04 Sep 2019 06:30:49 +0000https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/?p=2513I warned you. I warned you all. We all knew that this was going to be an important week but holy f*cking shitballs has it spiralled. This has quickly turned into a battle between democratic sensibility and process versus cynical, …

]]>https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/04/flaccid-johnson-boris-power-grab-defeated-by-parliament/feed/02513ACCIDENTAL ELECTION: Not Boris’ Fault He Finds Lying So Sexyhttps://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/03/accidental-election-not-boris-fault/
https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/03/accidental-election-not-boris-fault/#respondTue, 03 Sep 2019 06:30:16 +0000https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/?p=2498Right. So. I had every plan of writing a blog this evening (Monday night, to give you a glimpse the glamour of behind the scenes) that was going to outline this week. Tuesday would be mental. Parliament might be so …

]]>https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/09/03/accidental-election-not-boris-fault/feed/02498Weekly Wrap-Up : Settled Dusthttps://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/08/30/weekly-wrap-up-settled-dust/
https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/08/30/weekly-wrap-up-settled-dust/#commentsFri, 30 Aug 2019 06:30:56 +0000https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/?p=2488Ok so here’s the thing. I recently wrote an article that was, by far, the most-read, shared and engaged post that Between the Lines has posted so far. And it’s not hard to see why – things are a teeny …

]]>https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/08/30/weekly-wrap-up-settled-dust/feed/22488PARLIAMENT PROROGUED : It’s Just Not Crickethttps://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/08/28/parliament-prorogued-its-just-not-cricket/
https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/08/28/parliament-prorogued-its-just-not-cricket/#respondWed, 28 Aug 2019 16:22:31 +0000https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/?p=2467This has been a truly incredible year for sport. Not only did we have an all-English final for the Champions League, we also saw a truly magnificent Wimbledon final, a brilliant Women’s World Cup and Tiger Woods clinch the Masters. …

]]>https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/08/28/parliament-prorogued-its-just-not-cricket/feed/02467Avengers: Assemblehttps://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/08/28/avengers-assemble/
https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/2019/08/28/avengers-assemble/#respondWed, 28 Aug 2019 06:30:32 +0000https://betweenthelinesnews.co.uk/?p=2450Right now, Jeremy Corbyn might be feeling a little bit like Captain America. No, the irony that Captain America was basically created as a pinnacle of capitalist America and Corbyn is a staunch socialist is not lost on me. Yesterday, …